Electronic device, control apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing system

Abstract

An electronic device includes one or a plurality of control units configured to execute an application. The control unit includes a classification unit configured to classify the application as one of a plurality of categories according to a processing load and a parameter setting unit configured to set a control parameter for controlling the control unit according to the classified category.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 one or a plurality of control units configured to execute an application,   wherein the control unit includes:
 a classification unit configured to classify the application as one of a plurality of categories according to a processing load; and 
 a parameter setting unit configured to set a control parameter for controlling the control unit according to the classified category. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, in executing an application classified as a category of a relatively high processing load, the parameter setting unit sets the control parameter so as to induce an increase in an operating frequency of the control unit and/or increase a core count as the processing load increases, and   wherein, in executing an application classified as a category of a relatively low processing load, the parameter setting unit sets the control parameter so as to suppress an increase in the operating frequency of the control unit and/or to suppress an increase in the core count even if the processing load increases.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a touch panel,
 wherein the control unit further includes a touch-signal acquisition unit configured to obtain a touch signal according to a touch operation on the touch panel,
 wherein, when the touch-signal acquisition unit obtains the touch signal, and if an application classified as a category of a relatively low processing load is in execution, the parameter setting unit sets the control parameter so as to temporarily increase the operating frequency of the control unit and/or increase the core count. 
   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a touch panel,
 wherein the control unit further includes a touch-signal acquisition unit configured to obtain a touch signal according to a touch operation on the touch panel,
 wherein, when the touch-signal acquisition unit obtains the touch signal, and if an application classified as a category of a relatively high processing load is in execution, the parameter setting unit sets the control parameter so as to suppress an increase in the operating frequency of the control unit and/or suppress an increase in the core count. 
   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the classification unit performs classification processing with reference to association information in which application identification information for distinguishing the application from another application and category identification information for distinguishing the plurality of categories from one another are associated with each other.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the control unit further includes:
 an operational-information acquisition unit configured to obtain operational information including an operating frequency of the control unit in executing the application in the past; 
 an association-information update unit configured to update the association information with reference to the operational information; and 
 a parameter update unit configured to update the control parameter in executing the application with reference to the operational information, 
 wherein the operational information further includes at least any one of: 
 processing-circuit usage information indicating how many processing circuits among a plurality of processing circuits of the control unit were used in executing the application in the past; and 
 temperature information on the control unit when the application was executed in the past. 
   
     
     
         7 . A control apparatus for executing an application, the apparatus comprising:
 a classification unit configured to classify the application as one of a plurality of categories according to a processing load; and   a parameter setting unit configured to set a control parameter for controlling the control unit according to the classified category.   
     
     
         8 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit; and   a control unit,   wherein the control unit
 obtains, via the communication unit, operational information including an operating frequency of a control unit of each of a plurality of electronic devices in executing an application, and 
 determines a control parameter for controlling a processing speed and/or a core count of the control unit that executes the application, the control parameter being according to the application, with reference to the obtained operational information, 
 wherein the operational information further includes at least any one of: 
 information indicating how many processing circuits among a plurality of processing circuits of the control unit were used in executing the application in the past; and 
 temperature information on the control unit when the application was executed in the past. 
   
     
     
         9 . An information processing system comprising:
 one or a plurality of electronic devices; and   one or a plurality of information processing apparatuses,   wherein the information processing apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit,
 wherein the control unit 
 obtains, via the communication unit, operational information including an operating frequency of a control unit of each of the plurality of electronic devices in executing an application, determines a control parameter for controlling a processing speed and/or a core count of the control unit that executes the application, the control parameter being according to the application, with reference to the obtained operational information, and 
 supplies the determined parameter to each electronic device via the communication unit, and 
   wherein the control unit of the electronic device includes:
 a classification unit configured to classify the application as one of a plurality of categories according to a processing load; and 
 a parameter setting unit configured to set the control parameter determined by the information processing apparatus as a control parameter for controlling the control unit, according to the classified category.